The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-01


4 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A proposed TO the citizens ot this Common.
wealth tor thcir approval or rejection by tho
General Assembly Of tho Commonwealth Of
retnry Of the Commonwealth. in pursuance OF
Article XVIII Of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing 4u am ndmD Dut 10
the constitution Of tho common wealth
SECTION /. he it resolved by the senate and
House Of lepre, outntivcs Of the 'owmpuwea tn
Of Pcnnsyl lvani ia in General Assoinbly met, that
the following is proposed as an amendment OF
the constitution OF the commonwealth oi Porn-
sylyRnia in accordance with the provisions u
the eighteenth a,'ifLe HTENh 'hgIHol hMTIT
Strike out from section one, OF article eight,
tho four qualifications for voters which reads
as follows
"Iftwcnty two years Of age or upwards. he
shall have paid, Within two years, n state or
county tax, which shall have boon assessed 1t
least two months, aud paid al least orc month
before the election 80 that tho section which
reads ss follows;
Every male citizen, twenty.one years ofage
possessing the following qualifications, shall
lie outitlcd TO vote at all elections
Second. He shall havo resided IN tic state
one year (or n. having previously been quail
fed eloC CtOr or native born citiz Of the state,
lie shall have removed thcrefrom and returned
then six monthsl Immediately preceding the
election.
Third He shall have resided Ia tho election
district whore ho shall oIcr to vote at least
two months Immediately preceding tho cloc'
ti,n.
Fourth. lftwcnty.two yoirs OF age or up-
wards, ho snail have paid within two years,
state or county taA, which shall have been as.
sessoi at loast two months. Gud paid az least
one month before tho election" shall be
amended, so as 10 read as follows:
Every male citizen tventy.one years OF age.
possessing the following qualihcat Ons, shail
Se entitled to vote at the polling place OF tho
election district Of which lie sh Ill at tho timo
be q resident aud not elsewhere
First. lie shall have been citizen oi the
I'piteI Sfatc. { least thirty days.
Second. h, ihall have resided IN tho state
ono year tUr " haVing previously been quHii-
fed el.ctOr uT native born citizen OF tho state
he shall have removed thereirom and returned
then six monthsl Immediately preceding TIC
election.
Third. IIo shall have resided in the election
district whore 10 shall OEcr u vote a. least
thirty days mmcdiat Is preceding he election
Tho iogislaturc. at the session thereof neXt
nlIor tho adoption OF this section, shall, anu
from time to Time iher',it.r may enact ia"'
Fourth. Every male citizen of tho ago OF
| twcnty.ono years, who shall have been CIT
| zen for thirty days AMI an inhabitant Of thi
| state one ear next preceding an Cloction, OK
/ cept at municipal ClCttiOup, nud tor lho lao
| thirty days a rosiltnt ul the election disiric
in which lie may offer his 'oto, .hal! le cmtitls'
! to vote az such election I'm the election distric
of which he shall at tho time 10 resident ant
not elsewhere Tor all oticsrs that now are o.
hereafter may DO cioctcl by the poppie Pr
vlded. Ih { In tim oi war no oioctor IN ~
actual military service Of tho Stale or oi Ia
Unitel states, In the army or navy thereof
shall ho deprived Of his vote by reason Oi IA
| absence from such election district, and th
| lleI.laturC stail have power to provide III
lmlnucr In which and tao tiuo Gud piGco a
which such absent eIrc.ors may vote, uHl l.
tho return aud canvas OF their NOt = IN I'll
election district in which tncy rcspectiycly re
side.
Finh. For tho purpose OF voting, no porso
shall be deemed TO have gained or lost res
doncc by reason of his presence or alscnc
I,yI az iu tln EurNlge uf tho ifuitp
States or the state, nor wLilo engaged IN th
ma vigatiln OF tho waters OF the State or of th
high seas, nor while student of any college q
seminary Of learning, nor wLilo kept at an
almshouEe or publlc Institution, except the In
mates OF any homo Tor disabled and indigor
Ivotiug, shall be deemed to reside ia tho olat
tlon district where said home Is located. Law
shall DO made Ter Gscertaining, by prop,
proofs, the citizens who shall be- entitled
the right of suffrage hereby established,
| \ true COPY Of tho joint resolution.
| CHARLES ". STONE,
Secretary urthc Commonwealth.